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thomasn23913537
thomasn23913537
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May 25, 2017
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$2500 4K Video Editing PC Build

  • May 25, 2017
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Hi, I'm planning on building a 4K Video Editing PC to work with Adobe Premiere Pro. I'm interested in what hardware, specifically CPU and GPU are good for 4K Video in Adobe Premiere Pro? But also so I don't get lag when apply effects. Other recommendations such as SSD, Ram, Motherboard, Monitor, Fans, etc. are welcomed.

Remember that this is a $2500 build at most so try to keep that in mind when recommending parts.

Thanks so much!

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VHWebMaster
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June 29, 2017

I am looking for something similar with a 2700 budget... I was looking at the Alienware Area 51 with 32b ram, 500gm ssd and 2tb mechanical. with a higher end processor. Thought about the new mac pro but... I have always ran with a windows shop...

Trevor.Dennis
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Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
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June 29, 2017

EJ2013  wrote

Thought about the new mac pro but... I have always ran with a windows shop...

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Premiere-Pro-CC-2017-Mac-Pro-vs-PC-Performance-904/

    estarkey
    estarkey
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    July 20, 2017

    My plan is to build an AMD Threadripper system that can offer 16 cores and 32 threads.

    AMD Threadripper 1920X and 1950X CPU Details: 12/16 Cores, 4 GHz Turbo, $799 and $999

    Although Premiere Pro does Mercury Playback on some effects like color grading, Warp Stabilizer and standard Render Output needs as many threads as you have available. With the CPU costing $1000 and motherboards probably $300, that only leaves $1200 for Ram, storage and GPU. So here is what the BOM is:

    Approximately $3200.

    You may  able to dump the cache drive and increase RAM to 64GB for the same price.

    RoninEdits
    RoninEdits
    Inspiring
    May 26, 2017

    the amd ryzen platform is a good value option. the 8 core cpu's start at $330 and go up to $500, and all can be overclocked. for intel options you might only fit a 6 core into your budget as their 8 core costs $1k alone. if you want intel and can wait a couple of months, their new cpu's are rumored to be out and might get a price cut to compete with amd.

    some general part brand recommendations are, samsung ssd's, asus motherboards, kingston or crucial ram followed by corsair and gskill ram, noctua fans. a gtx 1060 6gb or 1070 will be decent options for the video card, which helps with gpu accelerated fx like lumetri color.

      thomasn23913537
      thomasn23913537Author
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      May 26, 2017

      Ok so what I was thinking was either an intel i7-7700k CPU and a GTX 1070 8GB GPU or an AMD Ryzen 1700x CPU with an RX480 8GB GPU.

      Do you think one of these two pairs would be better than the other for Adobe Premiere and good enough for 4K editing smoothly?

      Bill Gehrke
      Bill Gehrke
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      May 26, 2017

      With that 4 core i7-7700 a GTX 1070 is overkill, a GTX 1060 6GB is adequate.

      With that Ryzen 1700x I would stick with an nVidia GTX card

      It does not apply here but here is what Intel will be introducing next week an i9-7900X 10-core and an i9-7920X 12-core.  Maybe they will start reducing the prices on the older 8-cores to get competitive with AMD

      intel-core-i9-benchmarks-i7-7920x-12c-24t_12

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